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China plans to welcome tourists on Tiangong space station
China is encouraging commercial space tourism. Accordingly, the Thien Cung space station can open its doors to space tourists within the next 10 years.
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The facts about the Mesopotamian super hydroelectric power plant: built on the cliff, the second tallest in the world
To build the entire earth and rock dam of the Mesopotamian super-hydroelectricity, it takes 20,000 tons of explosives, equivalent to an atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
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New technology helps to take pictures of microscopic objects in orbit
A team of military scientists has developed laser imaging technology that allows ground stations to identify and track targets in space with unprecedented precision.
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NASA astronaut sets record for longest stay in space
Astronaut Mark Vande Hei will spend 355 days on the ISS before returning to Earth on March 30.
Space science
Space station detector finds source of strange 'blue ray' lightning
Scientists have finally got a clear view of the spark that produces a strange type of lightning called a blue spark.
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Denmark installs electric charging stations for ships offshore
The Danish company plans to install offshore charging stations for ships to use instead of oil, helping to reduce carbon emissions.
Space science
Admire the heart-shaped oasis seen from space
Astronauts on the International Space Station photographed an oasis over 1,200 square kilometers with a unique shape in the middle of the desert.
Space science
'Water grave' will bury the ISS station in the future
NASA will drop the International Space Station into an uninhabited sea called Point Nemo in 2031.
Scientific works
China builds world's deepest high-speed rail station
The Badaling Great Wall Station, located 102 meters below the Great Wall, is likened to a modern engineering wonder.
Science invention
The invention of the 'train pusher' and the reason why trains in Japan exceed 200% of capacity
Although there are many bad sides, but it is undeniable that the way 'cramming' helps significantly increase the operating capacity of electric trains, especially in den…
Space science
First Chinese woman to live in space for 100 days
During the record-long mission on the Tiangong space station, female astronaut Wang Yaping and her colleagues achieved many outstanding achievements.
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Astronaut wears a gorilla suit to the International Space Station ISS
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly once brought a costume as a gorilla to the International Space Station ISS.
Space science
'Six-seat taxi' flying into space was introduced at CES 2022
With a capacity of 6 crew members, the Dream Chaser spaceship will realize the dream of carrying people into space, thereby officially setting foot in the space tourism…
Space science
Asteroid 340m will come close to Earth in 2029
Asteroid Apophis will pass by Earth in April 2029, which can release 30 times more energy than the Tsar Bomba atomic bomb if it collides.
New technology
China launches the first 100% automatic gas station
An outdoor gas station using fully automated refueling robots was put into operation on December 29 in southwestern China.